Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Jun 8, 2024, 2:33 AM GMT+13 (13:33 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-06-07 13:33:10 UTC
Depth
40.4 km (25.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.025° S, 173.855° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.3 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.595 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 845 days ago · 61 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.7123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 839 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.596 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 835 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.691 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 832 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.4131 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 832 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.5136 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 830 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.147 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 827 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.3115 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 822 days ago · 184 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.222 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 820 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.3120 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 814 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 5.0112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 814 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 5.0137 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 811 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.580 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 807 days ago · 99 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.676 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 853 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.697 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 856 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 5.094 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 858 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.528 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 860 days ago · 77 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.3102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 866 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.385 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 869 days ago · 138 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mscq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.